MoD awards contract to HFV Avadi for 118 MBT Mk1A at Rs 7523 crore

Chennai: Ministry of Defence (MoD) placed an order with Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF), Avadi, Chennai for supply of 118 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) Arjun Mk-1A for the Indian Army on September 23.The order, worth Rs 7,523 crore, will provide further boos...

Atmanirbhar Bharat: Modi hands over Arjun Tank to India Army

Chennai: In a fillip to government’s ambitious Atamanirbhar Bharat” initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has handed over the indigenously-built Arjun Main Battle Tank (MK-1A) to Indian Army chief Gen MM Naravane in presence of DRDO Ch...

Sapta Shakti Commander visits HVF in Tamil Nadu

Jaipur: Jaipur-headquartered Sapta Shakti Command Chief Lt Gen Alok Kler on Thursday visited Heavy Vehicle Factory (HVF) Avadi near Chennai in Tamil Nadu to review the ongoing assembly, overhauling and repair of Armoured vehicles.The extensive visit ...

COVID-19: 2 OFB units get NABL nod to test fabric for manufacturing of coveralls

New Delhi: In a major development, two units of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) have been granted accreditation by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) for conducting the ‘Test for Blood Penetration ...